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R.U.S.E™ is a one-of-a-kind real-time strategy game that allows players to bluff their enemies to lead their nation to victory, controlling the action using views that range seamlessly from the heart of the battlefield to the full theatre of war. Players will be plunged into the action thanks to the exclusive IRISZOOM® engine which offers an intuitive interface that allows for smooth, rapid transitions from a birds-eye view of the entire conflict, down into the heat of the battle and vice versa.

In R.U.S.E, your brain is your ultimate weapon as you fight a war of perception, where your ability to deceive and mislead your enemy determines success. A first in a strategy game, R.U.S.E reinvigorates the genre by using deception to give new-found depth to the gameplay.

One of the best real time strategy games out there, featuring World War II in all its glory! Here you have it all, from Tigers to Shermans, from Paratrooper strategy to Tank Blitzkrieg Rush.... A trully great tactical game, with 1 massive problem, a lack of MAP Editor. This is the sole reason the games community is lacking and depleting, but still you can find some great tactical players out there, who are worthy of your time.

This game is amazing, don't let its release date fool you into thinking you should buy something newer.

Pros:- Affordable- There is a skirmish mode- Multiplayer is still very active and a lot of fun- The campaign is mind blowing, you learn how to adapt when against overwhelming odds- Several factions with a lot of units to choose from, making battles very interesting

Cons:- None, I can't think of anything.

Seriously unlike "Wargame", R.U.S.E might look confusing at first, but you'll master it in no time, while actually having a fun.

R.U.S.E. is a strategy game that is based off of world war 2. There are a HUGE amount of things that are just awesome about this game.

Imagine that you are a general, leading the American army, and you find out you are up against the germans. You build your base and eventually start building some units. You use some RUSES (which are kinda like special tactics, only every faction has these) and find the enemy base. Then suddenly, a group of panzer IV's goes on a rampage in your base, but you survive. You start building anti-tank units and recon units to see where they are coming from. You see that they are using tanks along with air support. You see that there is a flaw with this, as they don't have any long range support, so you build some artillery (suprisingly, they work kinda like wargame. Long range, but only effective against large groups of units and buildings.) You start sending volley after volley against the enemy base, so he is forced to counter this. Meanwhile, you start building your own tanks and infantry, and while he is busy tracking down your artillery and trying to counter it, you attack. His Panzars, weakened by the barrage, fall easily to your Sherman medium tanks and you destroy his base, winning the match.

The units are actually accurate to history, meaning they have their own strengths and weaknesses that are reasonable. For ex: tanks are excellent against infantry and other tanks, but are no match to fighter-bombers. Another example are the bombers. They are slow and can't defend themselves from fighters, so you have to escort them with fighters.

I haven't really tried the multiplayer out yet, but it seems pretty good.

The graphics are awesome in this game. You can see the explosions up close, with all of the dirt and debris flying all over the place. The units are also detailed, you can see the damage as units like tanks and other vehicles look more and more beaten up as they get shot at. The is awesome to look at, especially up close. The camera actually shakes from the impact of tank shells and heavy artillery and the explosions are just beautiful to look at, even at low graphics.

The damage is also effective. Certain units have more firepower than others, making them really effective at what they do, especially the units that you can get later in the game. Like the Germans King Tiger and the Americans Pershing heavy tank. One of these things could hold off against at least 4 medium tanks before they succumb.

There are also experimental units that are in this. The super pershing for the Americans is one of the most powerful tank in the American arsenal, but you need to get a experimental factory in order to make one. Experimental units can range from super-heavy artillery to anti-air guns that can wipe the sky clean of even the biggest squadrons of bombers single handedly.

Overall, this game has a very good impression. You can have firefights that can last from 5 seconds to 20 minutes if you aren't careful. The graphics are amazing to look at. The overall strategy required for this game is tremendous, as every unit has a purpous and even one unit can ruin your chances of winning the game.

I rate this game a 9.5/10.

P.S. There are a few things that make this different from Wargame. Like the fact that you don't have a limit to how many units you have or can have.

This game is a fresh revision to the world of RTS which has been flooded by the Command and Conquer series which hasn't given us anything new. And lets be honest, Starcraft 2 is the same gameplay it was 10 years ago. In this game, you get abilities called RUSE, which are abilities you activate such as a spy in an area who will report any enemies he sees in the area. There is the decoy army, which you can say to send a fake air force to fly at the enemy and they will shoot at them. Combine this with your real army, and the enemy wont know the fake units from the real units, thus increasing the survivability of the real units. Another great aspect of this game is the amount of nations you can be, and how they are all very different from each other. Britain has a good amount of air power, Germany has some of the best anti tank capabilities, the French have some of the best defense structures, and so forth and so forth. The game doesn't have as much micro managing as other RTSes, but it requires a lot more strategy. It adds a sense of realism in how you would command a military as opposed to just doing rush tactics, which don't work by the way. People who like this are the people who like games like Company of Heroes, and Iron Hearts 3.

Despite what many of my friends have said this is a fun, unique and very enjoyable RTS I've sunk many hours into. While the campaign story isn't exactly the best I've ever seen the gameplay more than makes up for it with the use of many Ruses to throw your enemy off and launch sneak attacks which is damn satisfying to do.

After an hour and a half, finally had the Russains on the run. My army of Pershings and M19's battiling vailently agianst the Soviet fortress of Steel, my M40's pounding away mercilessly at the neighbouring British positions to keep them distracted on my seige. Meanwhile, my Mustangs, elegently twisting and turning in the sky bringing down the Soviet's last ditch fighter-bomber defense. Twas the one of the last mighty superpowers on the map, had my victory in sight, the Russian's administration buildings and airstrips I had so painfully micro-manuvered my units to preserve from destruction were in pristine and mint condition, for I had run out of servicable land.

Until my largely useless Italian A.I. comrade sent in his infantry and took over most of it for himself.

I will say this right now. My friend bought me this game out of the blue. And I've been playing it ever since. It's a great RTS game.. It focuses on the real events that happened during World War II, and does so with much accuracy. If you love Strategic games, then this is DEFINATELY for you!

This is without a doubt the greatest RTS I have ever played! The main reason for this is the clarity of the gameplay. When you select a unit and hover over the unit you wish to attack it will tell you how risky the attack is. I cannot stress how important this is!!! It means you do not have to learn all of the unit names to know what beats what! On top of this you can then focus more on possitioning of units and hiding them instead of worrying if the unit you are using is good enough! It's a beautiful system! Granted the late game is all about gettting admin buildings out when you supply routes dry up which means it is a little bit state on the resource management side but it doesn't matter due to the amazing gameplay. I have been playing for well over a year and have never got bored playing against the A.I! There is a very elitest online community with many people kicking you out of games for not being level 100, which most people get from grinding against the A.I!Appart from that the game is brilliant and I can't recommend it enough!!!!

tbh i expected more from this game, A major being in a charge of 2 units? that sounds more like squad leader, a sergeant.There are more advanced strategy games like Total War series, etc. I know it's a different time, different war but, they make you feel really in charge.

Allthough, if you don't want to be dragged into game, just kill 1 hour in fun, this game is recommended

RUSE is a rather unique basebuilding/strategy game. You play with the minds of your foes by tricking and decieving them with different intel and so called ruses. You can decieve an enemy, luring them with decoy units, fake your unit types on the enemy radar, hide your units from enemy sight and much more. Use propoganda to scare away enemies or to rally your troops to fight until the end.

There are tons of unit types at your disposal, ranging from infantry, tanks, aircraft, artillery and prototype weapons. Most units are balanced with both strengths and weaknesses that you can abuse for your advantage on the battlefield.

My only problem with the game is that the resources on the map eventually runs out, so slows down long games unless you have prepared with an armada of expensive money generating buildings.